Female condoms are not available at every contraception and sexual health clinic, so you may need to check first.

You can also buy female condoms from:

pharmacies

supermarkets

websites

Make sure any female condoms you buy carry the European CE mark or British BSI Kitemark.

This means they have been tested to the required safety standards.

If you're under 16 years old

Contraception services are free and confidential, including for people under the age of 16.

If you want contraception and are under 16, the doctor, nurse or pharmacist will not tell your parents (or carer) as long as they believe you fully understand your decisions and the information you have been given.

Doctors and nurses work under strict guidelines when dealing with people under 16.

They'll encourage you to consider telling your parents, but they will not make you.

The only time a professional might want to tell someone else is if they believe you're at risk of harm, such as abuse.

In these circumstances, the risk would need to be serious and they'd usually discuss it with you first.